A pilot study developing an effective home-based exercise strategy for patients with a total hip arthroplasty
Completed
- Conditions
- total hip arthroplastytotal new hip1002321310005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON37910
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
- aged between 55 and 75 years
- living independent
- waiting for a total hip arthroplasty at the Martini Hospital
- living less than 15 kilometers from the hospital
Exclusion Criteria
- a revision operation
- severe comorbidity that influence mobility
- cognitive disabilities
- not able to understand or read the Dutch exercise instructions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Practical feasibility is measured by a questionnaire and interview with<br /><br>patients and their exercise compliance. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Clinical effectiveness is determined by objective measurements of mobility by<br /><br>means of motion sensors. Furthermore the Harris Hip Score (HHS) is used for a<br /><br>physician based evaluation and the WOMAC is used for a patient based evaluation<br /><br>of pain and function of the hip. </p><br>